Small-headed Elaenia (Elaenia sordida)
About the Small-headed Elaenia
The small-headed elaenia (Elaenia sordida), also known as the Brazilian elaenia, is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The small-headed elaenia is monotypic. It was previously treated as a subspecies of the highland elaenia (E. obscura); between 2016 and 2020 taxonomic systems split the two.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 90 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Argentina, Brazil in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscurarecording
- Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilisrecording
- Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisrecording
- Mottle-backed ElaeniaElaenia gigasrecording
- Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziirecording
- Olivaceous ElaeniaElaenia mesoleucarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.